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Source: © Global Cosmetics News Unilver has succumbed to pressure from shareholders to cut costs and to scale back environmental and social pledges

Unilever scales back on environmental and social initiatives

Fashion Revolution Week 2024: How everyone can play a part in redefining South Africa's fashion industry

Fashion Revolution Week 2024: How everyone can play a part in redefining South Africa's fashion industrySoapbox Communications

Asking customers to donate when they buy stuff may be good for business

Asking customers to donate when they buy stuff may be good for business

Benjamin Lawrence 21 Sep 2018

H&M Foundation drives circular fashion through textile recycling facilities

H&M Foundation drives circular fashion through textile recycling facilities

20 Sep 2018

Massmart rolls out its sixth solar plant

Massmart rolls out its sixth solar plant

14 Sep 2018

Sustainable packaging solutions needed to reduce food waste, scale up trade in Africa

Sustainable packaging solutions needed to reduce food waste, scale up trade in Africa

13 Sep 2018

Research indicates that up to a third of all food is wasted – but also shows that anti-waste campaigns frequently backfire. ,

When anti-waste campaigns backfire

Corinne Faure and Mia Birau 11 Sep 2018

Burberry stops burning unsold goods and bans real fur

Burberry stops burning unsold goods and bans real fur

10 Sep 2018

Nespresso's plans to boost coffee production in Zimbabwe

Nespresso's plans to boost coffee production in Zimbabwe

10 Sep 2018

It's too soon to call 3D printing a green technology

It's too soon to call 3D printing a green technology

Reid Lifset, Martin Baumers, and Timothy Gutowski 5 Sep 2018

300,000kg of surplus food donated through KFC Harvest programme

300,000kg of surplus food donated through KFC Harvest programme

5 Sep 2018

Shoprite to stage cleanup events across Africa on World Cleanup Day

Shoprite to stage cleanup events across Africa on World Cleanup Day

4 Sep 2018

#DontLetThemDisappear: A world without elephants

#DontLetThemDisappear: A world without elephants

Sindy Peters 30 Aug 2018

Faithful to Nature Eco Awards to celebrate pioneering green brands

Faithful to Nature Eco Awards to celebrate pioneering green brands

28 Aug 2018

FoodForward's new digital platform unlocks real potential of foodbanking

FoodForward's new digital platform unlocks real potential of foodbanking

28 Aug 2018

Walmart tried to make sustainability affordable. Here's what happened

Walmart tried to make sustainability affordable. Here's what happened

Andrew Spicer 21 Aug 2018

Altos Tequila challenges bartenders to share their sustainable ideas

15 Aug 2018

Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu. Photo: Antonio Fiorente

#WomensMonth: An entrepreneur with a lot of heart and sole

Nicci Botha 13 Aug 2018

Clothing rental could be the key to a stylishly sustainable fashion industry

Clothing rental could be the key to a stylishly sustainable fashion industry

Naomi Braithwaite 10 Aug 2018

Woolworths trials recycling vending machine in Cape Town store

Woolworths trials recycling vending machine in Cape Town store

8 Aug 2018

Eat Out, Woolworths looking for SA's most sustainable restaurant

Eat Out, Woolworths looking for SA's most sustainable restaurant

7 Aug 2018

Why can't all plastic waste be recycled?

Why can't all plastic waste be recycled?

Sharon George 3 Aug 2018

Why compostable plastics may be no better for the environment

Why compostable plastics may be no better for the environment

Thomas Neitzert 2 Aug 2018

Pick n Pay's plans: 15,000 new jobs and 100% recyclable shopping bags

Pick n Pay's plans: 15,000 new jobs and 100% recyclable shopping bags

30 Jul 2018

A conscious conversation with Roberta Thatcher of La Mano and The Pantry Market

A conscious conversation with Roberta Thatcher of La Mano and The Pantry Market

Jessica Tennant 27 Jul 2018

Are healthier people going to save the planet?

Are healthier people going to save the planet?

Dr Craig Nossel 24 Jul 2018

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Burberry burns £28.6m worth of unsold products to be more exclusive

23 Jul 2018

EcoDepot launches online South African DIY marketplace

EcoDepot launches online South African DIY marketplace

23 Jul 2018

'South Africa Matters' in the spotlight at 2018 In Good Company Conference

'South Africa Matters' in the spotlight at 2018 In Good Company Conference

20 Jul 2018

CBC brewery’s 120m2 flat plate collector array. Source: Soltrain, 2016

Solar thermal: an opportunity for SA's food, beverage industries

Louise Scholtz 20 Jul 2018

Steers funds Shout initiative in launching their fourth Shout 'dream station' library on Mandela Day

Steers funds Shout initiative in launching their fourth Shout 'dream station' library on Mandela Day

DNA Brand Architects 20 Jul 2018

UJ's Enactus project uses co-op system to empower women in the textile sector

UJ's Enactus project uses co-op system to empower women in the textile sector

20 Jul 2018

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Massmart rolls out its sixth solar plant

Massmart rolls out its sixth solar plant

14 Sep 2018

Sustainable packaging solutions needed to reduce food waste, scale up trade in Africa

Sustainable packaging solutions needed to reduce food waste, scale up trade in Africa

13 Sep 2018

Research indicates that up to a third of all food is wasted – but also shows that anti-waste campaigns frequently backfire. ,

When anti-waste campaigns backfire

Corinne Faure and Mia Birau 11 Sep 2018

Burberry stops burning unsold goods and bans real fur

Burberry stops burning unsold goods and bans real fur

10 Sep 2018

Nespresso's plans to boost coffee production in Zimbabwe

Nespresso's plans to boost coffee production in Zimbabwe

10 Sep 2018

It's too soon to call 3D printing a green technology

It's too soon to call 3D printing a green technology

Reid Lifset, Martin Baumers, and Timothy Gutowski 5 Sep 2018

300,000kg of surplus food donated through KFC Harvest programme

300,000kg of surplus food donated through KFC Harvest programme

5 Sep 2018

Shoprite to stage cleanup events across Africa on World Cleanup Day

Shoprite to stage cleanup events across Africa on World Cleanup Day

4 Sep 2018

#DontLetThemDisappear: A world without elephants

#DontLetThemDisappear: A world without elephants

Sindy Peters 30 Aug 2018

Faithful to Nature Eco Awards to celebrate pioneering green brands

Faithful to Nature Eco Awards to celebrate pioneering green brands

28 Aug 2018

FoodForward's new digital platform unlocks real potential of foodbanking

FoodForward's new digital platform unlocks real potential of foodbanking

28 Aug 2018

Walmart tried to make sustainability affordable. Here's what happened

Walmart tried to make sustainability affordable. Here's what happened

Andrew Spicer 21 Aug 2018

Altos Tequila challenges bartenders to share their sustainable ideas

15 Aug 2018

Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu. Photo: Antonio Fiorente

#WomensMonth: An entrepreneur with a lot of heart and sole

Nicci Botha 13 Aug 2018

Clothing rental could be the key to a stylishly sustainable fashion industry

Clothing rental could be the key to a stylishly sustainable fashion industry

Naomi Braithwaite 10 Aug 2018

Woolworths trials recycling vending machine in Cape Town store

Woolworths trials recycling vending machine in Cape Town store

8 Aug 2018

Eat Out, Woolworths looking for SA's most sustainable restaurant

Eat Out, Woolworths looking for SA's most sustainable restaurant

7 Aug 2018

Why can't all plastic waste be recycled?

Why can't all plastic waste be recycled?

Sharon George 3 Aug 2018

Why compostable plastics may be no better for the environment

Why compostable plastics may be no better for the environment

Thomas Neitzert 2 Aug 2018

Pick n Pay's plans: 15,000 new jobs and 100% recyclable shopping bags

Pick n Pay's plans: 15,000 new jobs and 100% recyclable shopping bags

30 Jul 2018

A conscious conversation with Roberta Thatcher of La Mano and The Pantry Market

A conscious conversation with Roberta Thatcher of La Mano and The Pantry Market

Jessica Tennant 27 Jul 2018

Are healthier people going to save the planet?

Are healthier people going to save the planet?

Dr Craig Nossel 24 Jul 2018

(c) Chris Dorney -

Burberry burns £28.6m worth of unsold products to be more exclusive

23 Jul 2018

EcoDepot launches online South African DIY marketplace

EcoDepot launches online South African DIY marketplace

23 Jul 2018

'South Africa Matters' in the spotlight at 2018 In Good Company Conference

'South Africa Matters' in the spotlight at 2018 In Good Company Conference

20 Jul 2018

CBC brewery’s 120m2 flat plate collector array. Source: Soltrain, 2016

Solar thermal: an opportunity for SA's food, beverage industries

Louise Scholtz 20 Jul 2018

Steers funds Shout initiative in launching their fourth Shout 'dream station' library on Mandela Day

Steers funds Shout initiative in launching their fourth Shout 'dream station' library on Mandela Day

DNA Brand Architects 20 Jul 2018

UJ's Enactus project uses co-op system to empower women in the textile sector

UJ's Enactus project uses co-op system to empower women in the textile sector

20 Jul 2018

Burger King SA supports early childhood development for Mandela Day

Burger King SA supports early childhood development for Mandela Day

Burger King 19 Jul 2018

#Mandela100: Collaborative event helps SA's youth get work ready

#Mandela100: Collaborative event helps SA's youth get work ready

18 Jul 2018

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#Mandela100: Dove goes beyond skin-deep beauty with No Digital Distortion Mark

Leigh Andrews 12 Jul 2018

Diamond disruption: Lab-grown stones easier on the pocket and the environment

Diamond disruption: Lab-grown stones easier on the pocket and the environment

12 Jul 2018

Woolies celebrates #Mandela100 with 3 cause-related products

Woolies celebrates #Mandela100 with 3 cause-related products

4 Jul 2018

Spar Western Cape ups the ante in fighting plastic problem, announces plastic free day

Spar Western Cape ups the ante in fighting plastic problem, announces plastic free day

Spar Western Cape 4 Jul 2018

Pick n Pay pilots eco-friendly bags on International Plastic Bag Free Day

Pick n Pay pilots eco-friendly bags on International Plastic Bag Free Day

3 Jul 2018

#Mandela100: Pick n Pay, FoodForward SA set goal of over one million meals

#Mandela100: Pick n Pay, FoodForward SA set goal of over one million meals

3 Jul 2018

FoodForward SA's Second Harvest an agri outreach to feed more people

FoodForward SA's Second Harvest an agri outreach to feed more people

Robin Fredericks 2 Jul 2018

Refrigeration goes green at BM Foods Cape Town factory

Refrigeration goes green at BM Foods Cape Town factory

28 Jun 2018

Woolworths teams up with FoodForward SA to tackle food waste

Woolworths teams up with FoodForward SA to tackle food waste

20 Jun 2018

Mossel Bay factory goes drought-friendly by extracting water from cow's milk

Mossel Bay factory goes drought-friendly by extracting water from cow's milk

18 Jun 2018

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